Chemics ice Grand Blanc

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Tyler Pritchett had four goals and three assists on Friday afternoon to lead Midland High over Grand Blanc 11-3 in Saginaw Valley League hockey at the Midland Civic Arena.

Travis Grimaldi had two goals and two assists, Cam Gardner also scored two goals and Tanner Squires, Nathan Witt and Matthew Witt each had one goal for the victorious Chemics, who finish the regular season 4-4-1 in the SVL and 10-12-2-1 overall.

Matthew Witt also had five assists, Nathan Witt had two assists and Kade Nielsen, Brady Pinwar and Brendan Singer each had one assist. The game ended by mercy rule with just over seven minutes left in the third period.

"We came out a little bit slow," said Chemics' coach Steve Witt, whose team led 3-1 after the first period and 5-1 after the second. "Once we started moving the puck, we had much more success."

Luke Buza played the first two periods in goal for Midland and Colin Nagley played the third period.

"It's great to see everyone see the ice," Witt said of spreading around the goals and assists and goaltending.

Midland's Cameron Gardner skates the puck down the ice during a game against Grand Blanc on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at Midland Civic Arena. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)

Midland's Cameron Gardner skates the puck down the ice during a game against Grand Blanc on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at Midland Civic Arena. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)

On Monday at 4:45 p.m. in a Division 1 regional opener at Saginaw Bay Ice Arena, the Chemics will take on Bay City, a team they beat 9-4 in mid-December and 3-0 last Monday.

"They're a much-improved team," Witt said. "They've lost a lot of one- and two-goal games. They played us very tough last week. And if we're not ready to play when the puck drops at 4:45 Monday, we're going to be in for a a long night."

At the same time, the Midland coach sees some good developments with his own team.

"I really like how in the last two to three weeks we're starting to click in some areas that we're been working on," Witt said. "This is the time of year that I get excited for."